Can Tho rice exports to reach 5.85 million tonnes this year

Can Tho exported 83 per cent of its rice to Asia and Africa.— Photo vtc16

CAN THO (VNS) — The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year exported 5.6 million tonnes of rice, as of December 15.

The region expected to export 250,000 tonnes of rice in the last days of 2014, bringing the total amount of rice exported this year to 5.85 tonnes, according to the steering Committee for the South-West Region.

Can Tho exported 83 per cent of its rice to Asia and Africa. The rest was sent to America, Europe and Oceania. — VNS